Berlin (AFP) – Misfiring striker Mario Gomez is out of Germany's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Northern Ireland with injury, German football officials said on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Wolfsburg player has a buttock injury and will not travel to Hamburg, where Germany will host the Czech Republic on Saturday before taking […]

FC Barcelona has been invited to play in the 2017 MLS All-Star Game, a source confirmed to World Soccer Talk. A final decision hasn't been made yet, but if Barcelona does accept the invitation, it's very likely that the All-Star Game will be played next summer at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. Barcelona, currently ranked […]

London (AFP) – Captain Wayne Rooney has called on England's stars to stick together as they get back to work following the disgraced Sam Allardyce's shock departure. Allardyce was forced to resign as England manager after just 67 days and one game in charge following his controversial comments to undercover newspaper reporters investigating football corruption. […]

London (AFP) – Football Association chairman Greg Clarke will be quizzed by members of parliament on October 17 after last week's newspaper allegations of corruption in the English game. A Daily Telegraph investigation into the dealings of managers in the transfer market has already led to Sam Allardyce losing his job as England boss after […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – Former Cameroon captain Rigobert Song, 40, has emerged from a coma following a stroke and will be airlifted to France for further treatment Tuesday, a medical official said. The former Liverpool and West Ham defender who led Cameroon to back-to-back African Cup of Nations wins was rushed to hospital from his Yaounde […]

London (AFP) – Burnley defender Michael Keane earned his first England call-up on Tuesday after Stoke's Glen Johnson was ruled out through injury. Johnson's absence due to an unspecified injury means Keane is rewarded for a fine start to the season and he will meet up with the rest of the England squad ahead of […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – If self-belief was any guarantee of footballing success, Swansea may have picked a winner in appointing Bob Bradley as their new boss. The 58-year-old became the first American ever to be appointed as head coach of a team in one of Europe's top five leagues on Monday when he was named […]

South American Qualifiers for World Cup 2018 reach the halfway mark with Round #9 on Thursday, October 6 and begin their second leg on Tuesday, October 11 with Round #10. As in the past, expect many “look-ins” on the beIN SPORTS channels as several matches overlap with their kickoff times. Below is a complete US TV […]

Burton-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Stand-in England manager Gareth Southgate hinted on Monday that he will ask captain Wayne Rooney to continue playing in midfield for his country. Rooney, 30, has started Manchester United's last three games on the bench amid an ongoing debate about the best place for him to play as his physical […]

Madrid (AFP) – Granada have reached an agreement with Lucas Alcaraz that will see him become their coach for a third time, succeeding the sacked Paco Jemez, La Liga's bottom club announced on Monday. The 50-year-old Alcaraz, a native of the Andalusian city, has agreed to take over on a deal until the end of […]

Milan (AFP) – Mario Balotelli said he plans an explosive return to the Italy national team in an interview in which he also hit out at former clubs Liverpool and AC Milan. Balotelli has not played for Italy since defeat to Uruguay in the final group match of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil sent […]

Bogota (AFP) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Monday he would like to expand the number of teams in the World Cup to 48 by adding a one-match playoff at the tournament's start. Under the new format, the 16 countries that finish highest in qualifying rounds for the 2026 World Cup would automatically make the […]

London (AFP) – West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan insists the crowd problems that marred Saturday's Premier League clash with Middlesbrough at his club's new London Stadium have been sensationalised. Rival supporters were seen confronting each other inside the stadium, while footage of violence appeared on social media in the latest incident of crowd trouble […]

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 30 of the 2016 MLS season. 1. What Has Gotten Into DC United? DC United has quietly been piling up points since August, but thanks to their come-from-behind 2-1 win on Saturday in Toronto, everyone is about to start paying attention to one of the league’s […]

Burton-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Crystal Palace winger Andros Townsend has replaced Raheem Sterling in the England squad after the in-form Manchester City forward withdrew due to injury, the Football Association announced on Monday. Townsend, 25, was last called up for England's pre-Euro 2016 friendlies against Turkey and Australia. He has won 11 caps and […]